Sports Who actually won 2002 Indy 500? Helio Castroneves climbed the fence, but Paul Tracy insists he won May 24, 2022 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star Comments Off on Who actually won 2002 Indy 500? Helio Castroneves climbed the fence, but Paul Tracy insists he won Did Paul Tracy or Helio Castroneves win the Indianapolis 500 in 2002 ? History says Castroneves. Twenty years later, Tracy maintains it was him.